
Global demand for Chinese-made goods is soaring and shipping delays are easing too
CNN
Demand for Chinese-made goods is soaring as the world continues to bounce back from the pandemic. That's helping to calm fears about the recovery in the second largest economy.
Exports reached $281 billion last month in US dollar terms, up 32% from a year ago, according to Chinese customs data released Tuesday. That's the fastest rate of growth since February, and far higher than the 23% growth forecast in a Reuters poll of analysts. The spike remains high even when compared to June 2019, before Covid-19 broke out: It's a 32% leap over that time period as well.
An initial reading of third-quarter gross domestic product showed the US economy expanded at an inflation-adjusted annualized rate of 4.3%, a far faster pace than the 3.8% recorded in the second quarter, according to Commerce Department data released Tuesday. That’s the fastest growth rate in two years.

Paramount has upped the ante in its hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, announcing Monday that Larry Ellison will personally guarantee the tens of billions of dollars he is putting up to bankroll the transaction. The Ellisons will also let shareholders peer into the finances of their family trust.











